GUTIERREZ v. STATE

No. 13-86-008-CR.

721 S.W.2d 484 (1986)

Alejandro GUTIERREZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

November 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene A. Garcia, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Dist. Atty., Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before SEERDEN, KENNEDY, and DORSEY, JJ.


OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of unauthorized use of a vehicle. By two grounds of error, he challenges the use of testimony of his former parole officer to prove a prior felony conviction during the punishment phase of his trial, and the court's failure to grant a mistrial after admission of the testimony. From the statutory range of 2 to 10 years' confinement, the jury selected 10 years. We reverse and remand.

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